it's time for dateline london.bate the week's big stories, with journalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. this week: donald trump declares war, but don't panicjust yet — it's a trade war. italy pulls back from the brink. spain topples over it. in the uk, the conservatives look for compromise over brexit. and donald trump marshals his diplomatic forces for peace. to discuss all of that with me — greg katz of the news agency the associated press, stefanie bolzen from the german

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london.ello and welcome to dateline london, where each week some of the uk's best known columnists debate the week's big stories with journalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. this week, donald trump declares war, but don't panicjust yet, it's a trade war. italy pulls back from the brink. spain topples over it. in the uk the conservatives look for compromise over brexit and donald trump marshals his diplomatic forces for peace. to discuss all that, with me are, greg katz, of the news agency the associated press. stefanie bolzen from the german newspaper, die welt. the iranian writer nazenin ansari and iain martin, columnist with the british paper, the times. there's an old joke that the united kingdom and the united states are two nations divided by a common language. but whether you say ‘a—loo—min—um' and i say aluminium, a 10% tariff on imports of that and 25% on imports of steel, is not a friendly gesture. on friday, donald trump's administratio

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.this week, we discuss a turbulent week in westminster around the brexit negotiations, consider how much was achieved at the us—north korea summit and we'll discuss the potentially desperate humanitarian situation in yemen. my guests this week are dr vincent magombe, from africa inform international, the north american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, the british political commentator and columnist steve richards, and the french algerian journalist nabila ramdani. welcome to you all. at westminster, my goodness, it's been a particularly turbulent week around all things brexit. there was surprise in some quarters that the government avoided defeat on an amendment put forward by the upper house, the lords, about giving parliament a meaningful vote on any brexit deal. one of theresa may's junior ministers resigned, hours before the vote. earlier in the week, her secretary of state for exiting the eu had decided not to. so much remains uncertain, but one thing we do know is that the w

now on bbc news, dateline london. and welcome the dateline london, where each week some of the uk's best known columnist debate to be quick story with journalists as dateline is london as they report the events to the world beyond. this week donald trump declares war, but do not panic, it is a trade war, as he pulled back from the rink thomas paine doubles over, the u.k.'s, the conservatives look for a comprise over brexit and a strong marshals his diplomatic forces for peace to discuss all of that with me are great of the newsagency the associated press, stefanie bolzen from the german newspaper de velde, nazanin ansari and ian martin, columnist with the british newspaper the times. there is an old joke that the times. there is an old joke that the united kingdom and the united states are two nations divided by a common language. but whether you say a luminalandi common language. but whether you say a luminal and i said aluminium, a 10% a luminal and i said aluminium, a io% tariff on imports of that and on steel is n

now on bbc news, dateline london. d welcome to dateline, where each week some of the uk's best known columnists debate the week's big stories with journalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. this week, theresa may averts the resignation of her brexit negotiator — but is it just crisis delayed? as donald trump delights the russians and alienates long standing allies, is it g7 minus one? and the #metoo movement: has it moved too far, or not far enough? with me: agnes poirier, who writes for marianne in france; the portuguese academic and journalist eunice goes. yasmin alibhai—brown, political commentator in british newspapers, and maria margaronis, who writes for the nation but also makes time to translate modern greek poetry. i am amazed you find the time, good morning to you all, thank you for being with us. for brexiteers, membership of the european union must feel like the gordian knot. two years ago this month, the majority of those voting in a referendum said they wanted t

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, foreign correspondents based here in the capital give us their views on the weeks events in dateline londonning and welcome to bbc news. visa's payment system is now operating at "full ca pacity" — following widespread disruption to card payments across the uk and europe yesterday. the company says the problems were down to a "hardware failure2 and has apologised to customers. payments processed through visa's systems account for one third of all uk spending. john mcmanus reports. visa says its high—tech payment system can handle 65,000 transactions per second, but on friday that boast fell flat as cardholders in the uk and across europe found their plastic simply wouldn't work. the problem began in the afternoon, appearing to largely affect electronic payments rather than cash machine withdrawals. many shoppers took to social media to complain, with the company forced to apologise. these people in droitwich said it wasn't just customers who were caught out. you can tell the staff are on tenterhooks, the manager'sjumping and down. he's being a bit firm with his staff because it's territory

now on bbc news, time for dateline london with jane hill. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week our major topic for discussion is migration, and how's it's handled across europe and in the united states. plus, as major companies rang alarm bells in the uk, what are the prospects for striking a proper deal with the eu before britain leaves? lots to discuss, and around the table with me this week, the sunday telegraph columnist janet daley, the portuguese writer and lecturer eunice goes, thomas kielinger, for many years correspondent for germany's die welt. and, from bloomberg news, their senior writer stephanie baker. this weekend, a number of eu leaders are meeting to try to thrash out solutions to the migration crisis. at angela merkel‘s request, france's emmanuel macron, and the leaders of bulgaria and austria are among those exploring how to prevent migrants from moving around the bloc, after they've already claimed asylum in one of the mediterranean states of arrival. this gathering is in the run—up to the

hello and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.s, as major companies rang alarm bells in the uk, what are the prospects for striking a proper deal with the eu before britain leaves? lots to discuss, and around the table with me this week, the sunday telegraph columnist janet daley,

hello, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.his week, what do my guests make of the deal struck by european leaders around migration? how are relations between britain and the eu as we approach very difficult cabinet talks? and we'll discuss the direction of the us supreme court, as its longest serving justice announces his retirement. my guests: the british conservative commentator alex deane, the irish times correspondent, suzanne lynch, the guardian columnist, nesrine malik, and the american writer, and host of the frdh podcast, michael goldfarb. at the eu summit this week, leaders reached an agreement, of sorts, around migration — to set up secure centres in eu states for migrants, in which their asylum claims would be processed. however, these centres will be established on only a voluntary basis, and observers are already criticising the lack of detail in the plans. the french president emmanuel macron said the deal struck the right balance between responsibility and solidarity — though france is one of the countries that

hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i‘m jane hill.abinet talks? and we‘ll discuss the direction of the us supreme court, as its longest serving justice announces his retirement. my guests: the british conservative commentator alex deane, the irish times correspondent, suzanne lynch, the guardian columnist, nesrine malik, and the american writer, and host of the frdh podcast, michael goldfarb. at the eu summit this week, leaders reached an agreement, of sorts, around migration — to set up secure centres in eu states for migrants, in which their asylum claims would be processed. however, these centres will be established on only a voluntary basis, and observers are already criticising the lack of detail in the plans. the french president emmanuel macron said the deal struck the right balance between responsibility and solidarity — though france is one of the countries that isn‘t prepared to host such centres. is there much to commend in these proposals? the first thing to say is there is a huge irony because migrant numbers are way down

hello and a welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.s, consider how much was achieved at the us—north korea summit and we'll discuss the potentially desperate humanitarian situation in yemen. my guests this week are dr vincent magombe, from africa inform international, the north american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, the british political commentator and columnist steve richards, and the french algerian journalist nabila ramdani. welcome to you all. at westminster, it's been a particularly turbulent week around all things brexit. my goodness. there was surprise in some quarters that the government avoided defeat on an amendment put forward by the upper house, the lords, about giving parliament a meaningful vote on any brexit deal. one of theresa may's junior ministers resigned, hours before the vote. earlier in the week, her secretary of state for exiting the eu had decided not to. so much remains uncertain, but one thing we do know is that the white paper won't now be published in time for the european council summit, later th

hello and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. it's handled — across europe and in the united states. plus, as major companies ring alarm bells in the uk, what are the prospects for striking a proper deal with the eu before britain leaves? my guests this week — the sunday telegraph columnist janet daley, the portuguese writer and lecturer eunice goes thomas kielinger, for many years correspondent for germany's die welt. and from bloomberg news, their senior writer stephanie baker. this weekend, a number of eu leaders are meeting if to try to thrash out solutions to the migration crisis. at angela merkel‘s request, france's emmanuel macron, and the leaders of bulgaria and austria are among those exploring how to prevent migrants from moving around the bloc, after they've already claimed asylum in one of the mediterranean states of arrival. this gathering is in the run—up to the imminent full eu summit — but now also comes as immigration dominates us politics. president trump this week did a u—turn on his policy of separating childr

now on bbc news, it's dateline london. and welcome to dateline, where each week some of the uk's best known columnists debate the week's big stories with journalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. my my guests around the table this week. we have the north american writer and broadcaster geoffrey coffman. british coal in at —— political commentator steve richards. a warm welcome to all of you. at westminster, my goodness, particularly turbulent week around all things around brexit. there was an amendment put forward about giving parliament vote on any meaningful brexit deal. earlier in the week, the secretary of state decided not to. so much remains uncertain. one thing we know is that the white paper won't now be published in time for the european council summit later this month. it is hard to know where to begin after the week we have had. if it is possible to summarise, where on earth are we after this week? no further forward in terms of the ending of this brexit. it is like an

dateline london is coming up in a few minutes but first let's check out the weather for the rest of thentry... we have thundery showers around mainly eastern england and southern scotland. some filtering into northern england. some for the channel islands, wales and northern ireland. mainly dry here but cloudy and somewhat cooler than elsewhere it is just and somewhat cooler than elsewhere it isjust dry and somewhat cooler than elsewhere it is just dry and fairly sunny afternoon. the earlier cloud across southern and eastern areas starting kissing and bread. the best of the sunshine, 24—25dc for east anglia and cooler for the eastern coast. some showers around this evening for pa rt some showers around this evening for part of scotland and south—west england. for most it is dry, some clear skies of that cloud pushes its way westwards of the night wears on. temperatures on a par with last night at 9—14dc. some warm spells of sunshine. cloudy but mainly dry for northern ireland. cloudier still for scotla nd northern ireland. cloudier still for scotland and it will see some patchy rain. ot

now on bbc news — this week's edition of dateline london.urnalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. this week, theresa may averts the resignation of her brexit negotiatior — but is itjust crisis delayed? as donald trump delights the russians and alienates long standing allies, is it g7 minus one? and the me too movement: has it moved too far, or not far enough? with me: agnes poirier, who writes for marianne in france; the portuguese academic and journalist eunice goes. yasmin alibhai—brown, political commentator in british newspapers, and maria margaronis, who writes for the nation but also makes time to translate modern greek poetry. i am amazed you find the time, good morning to you all, thank you for being with us. for brexiteers, membership of the european union must feel like the gordian knot. two years ago this month, the majority of those voting in a referendum said they wanted to leave. the uk will be out of the union at the end of next march.

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that's it for dateline london for this week. we're back next week, same time, same place. goodbye.warmth again for many of you today, but for many, those storm clouds are once again brewing. we've seen clouds spilling of the near continent through today. that brought early rain across some eastern parts of england, spreading its way northwards and westwards. but a few showers and storms dotted around and they will continue to develop as we go through into the afternoon. mainly across northern and eastern half of the country, a lot more sunshine compared with recent days in the south and a fair bit of sunshine across parts of scotland and northern ireland too. but it's here inland and if we take a closer look at the details, we could see some severe and fairly slow—moving storm is set up. mainly over the hills, maybe a few through the central belt and towards the southern uplands. one or isolated one in northern ireland. greater amount of cloud though here, southern scotland into northern england, not a huge amount of sunshine but with a few showers and thunderstorms possible extend

and the dateline london panel discuss the latest on brexit and take a closer look at the migration crisishat's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the government has announced new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030. the health secretaryjeremy hunt says the cost of childhood obesity has become ‘too great to ignore‘. the new measures would include a ban on the sale of caffeine heavy drinks to children, better calorie labelling on menus, and plans to prevent shops displaying unhealthy food at checkouts. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. the government's first obesity strategy for england, unveiled in 2016, was seen by many health campaigners as a missed opportunity. ever since, ministers have been under pressure to go further and so many of the measures that were ditched two years ago are now back on the agenda. the new obesity strategy includes a proposal to ban tv advertising of junk food before the 9pm watershed. there will also be curbs on supermarket promotion, such as buy—one—get—one—free deals

i do hope you can join us next week for a very passionate dateline london. goodbye. hello there.or some. the wildfires viewed from space a couple of days ago with the plumes of smoke extending from the fires across liverpool, birkenhead and out into the irish sea as well. looking at the weather picture, over the last five days, we have had exceptional heat. we have had five days where temperatures have exceeded 30 celsius somewhere in the uk and we're probably going to see the same today and also tomorrow as well. mind you, it has been for some of us, quite a cloudy start to the day. notice how the cloud has been shrinking. we will have clear skies before long. that is the way the weather will stay to take us through the afternoon. not a cloud in the sky for most of us. the air quite fresh across parts of north east england and eastern scotland where temperatures in the low to mid 20s are feeling very pleasant. the hottest weather will be towards the south west of england and wales where temperatures were probably push into the low 30s in the hottest areas. —— will probably push.

dateline london is coming up in a few minutes but first let's check out the weather for the rest of thenorthern ireland. mainly dry here but cloudy and somewhat cooler than elsewhere it is just

. —— addition of dateline london. scottish mps leaving prime minister's questions.estions. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, is trying to use brexit too few will be argued again for independence and a second referendum. —— using brexit too few. a majority of scottish people voted to stay in the eu. there is no evidence yet that there is any more renewed momentum towards that. the voting polls does not suggest a big shifty yet. but she is obviously hoping... ithink shifty yet. but she is obviously hoping... i think she is sceptical sta nce hoping... i think she is sceptical stance in parliament —— big shift yet. she would have authorised this one in westminster. they are trying to dramatise it any possible way they can westminster against scotland. you know, "how dare westminster behave this way and treat scotland with such contempt"? that is a framing which might, might at some point renewed interest in a second referendum on independence. that's one of the many, many wild cards flying around. what i don't think will happen is a known deal will —— no

all analysed in dateline london in half an hour — here on bbc news.rnoon and welcome to bbc news. fire has caused extensive damage at the world—renowned glasgow school of art. the alarm was raised just after 11 o'clock last night and the mackintosh building was said to have been engulfed by flames within minutes. the scottish fire and rescue has said that the historic building has been extensively damaged along with some surrounding buildings. it was undergoing a multi—million pound restoration project following a similar blaze four years ago. firefighters say there were no casualties. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has been visiting the site this afternoon to see the damage for herself. she praised the speed of the response and the skill of the firefighters in preventing the loss of lives. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is at the scene. everyone is talking about the devastation they feel, particularly because it is not that long since the previous fire? yes, there really isa the previous fire? yes, there really is a sense of dis

all analysed in dateline london in half an hour — here on bbc news.orning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has announced new funding for the nhs in england. it will mean an extra £20 billion a year by the end of a five year plan. the prime minister said some of the funds would come from money the uk will no longer have to pay into the eu budget after brexit. but she hinted the rest may have to come from higher taxation. our health editor hugh pym has more details. with pressure mounting on the nhs, demands for a funding boost were intensifying. theresa may made it clear she wanted to come up for a long—term plan for the nhs in england, which remove the need for annual last—minute budget top ups. in recent weeks, there have been sometimes acrimonious talks between the health and social care secretary jeremy hunt, calling for significant funding increases and the chancellor, philip hammond. the new plan for nhs england covers the next five years. it will involve average annual increases of 3.4% in real terms. the budget for day—to—day running costs

and at 16:30 foreign correspondents posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes, in datelineur men have died and three people are injured after a collision between a car and a taxi in leeds. the crash happened in the early hours of this morning on the a6120 in the horsforth area of the city. the men, all aged between 18 and 21, died at the scene. two teenage girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car. one is in a critical condition while the other has non—life threatening injuries. the driver of the taxi was taken to hospital with serious injuries. chief inspector richard padwell from west yorkshire police gave this update. those that have died and two people who were injured, were in a silver coloured seat leon which was travelling along the ring road at horsforth in leeds and there was a head—on collision with a silver coloured seat alhambra people carrier which was travelling in the opposite direction. we are carrying out a thorough and detailed investigation into the circumstances of the collision and we would be very keen to hear from anybody who has any information abo